Maharashtra Snooker Leg: Suraj Rathi downs Luv Boricha 3-2

Pune, September 25: Suraj Rathi Tuesday produced a determined fighting performance to snatch a close 3-2 win against Luv Boricha of Mumbai in the best of 5 frame Group F round-robin league match of the Maharashtra State Senior Snooker and Billiards Selection (leg-1) Championship 2018.

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Suraj Rathi grabbed the early advantage by winning the first two frames to take a healthy 2-0 lead at Deccan Gymkhana here.

But Luv Boricha fought back to take the third and then narrowly won the fourth to level the frame scores at 2-all.
In the last frame, Suraj Rathi once again potted steadily and smoothly went on to win the frame to script a 79-23, 66-52, 10-51, 42-49 and 66-20 victory and make a winning start.

Meanwhile, in a Group-B encounter, Shivam Arora comfortably defeated Siddhesh Mulay of Chiplun by a 3-1 margin at the Poona Club here.

Mumbais youngster Kreishh Gurbaxani regained his lost form and touch as he breezed past Tahaa Khan of Pune 3-0 in a Group-G match.